Taliban militants on Thursday evening attacked the convoy of Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq Afghan parliament member.
The incident took place in Maidan Wardak province in close to central Bamiyan province of Afghanistan.
A source close to Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq confirming the report said the incident took place while the vehicles of Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq was on his way towards Kabul city.
Read more: Wahdat News (Jun 8th, 2012)

According to reports the residence of Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq member of the Afghan House of Representatives was attacked by unknown gunmen in central Bamiya province on Wednesday night.
The report was confirmed by security personnel of Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq and said the incident took place around 10:30 pm local time.
The source further added no one was injured or killed following the clashes.
Provincial counter-criminal chief Chaman Khan said they have launched an investigation to find out the facts behind the attack.
By Khushnood Nabizada
Read more: Wahdat News (Jun 7th, 2012)

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday sacked four academics from a leading research centre over a book that sparked fury for reportedly insulting the Hazara ethnic group.
The head of the Afghanistan Academy of Science and three other scholars were dismissed and referred to the attorney general’s office for questioning, Karzai’s office said in a statement.
The ‘Ethnographic Atlas of the Tribes of Afghanistan’, published recently, reportedly described Hazaras as liars, stubborn, violent and anti-Islamic, prompting outrage from Hazara ...